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> From: Simon P J Batterbury <[email protected]> > Subject: FW: Environmental Studies Posts > Date: October 17, 2012 5:48:50 AM CDT > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: Simon P J Batterbury <[email protected]> > > > > From: Jane Margaret Jacobs [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2012 4:40 PM > Subject: Environmental Studies Post > > apologies for cross-posting….critical thinking faculty very welcome > > Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS College > > The newly established Yale-NUS College in Singapore, a collaboration between > the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Yale University, is seeking > faculty of all ranks in the broad area of Environmental Studies. We are > interested in teacher-scholars who work at the intersection of the natural > and social sciences, including but not limited to environmental > economics/risk assessment, global change and society, environmental law and > policy, and natural resource sustainability in Asia, other regions and > worldwide. > > We seek outstanding candidates for the inaugural faculty who have a > particular interest in undergraduate teaching in a residential setting and > are committed to innovative pedagogy. Candidates with enthusiasm for > contributing to an interdisciplinary common curriculum in the liberal arts > are particularly welcome. Faculty members are expected to maintain a strong > research focus, with particular strength in mentoring undergraduates in > research experiences. Startup funds, and continuing research funds on a > competitive basis, are available through the College. > > Environmental Studies is one of three interdisciplinary majors (Urban Studies > and Global Affairs are the others) that draw from the natural sciences, arts > and humanities. The College will not have disciplinary departments, but > joint appointments with NUS departments can be arranged incases where the > involvement of Yale-NUS faculty with research facilities, graduate students, > and other activities at NUS would be mutually beneficial. Salary, benefits > and leave policies will be competitive at an internationallevel. > > The College values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. > All particulars of the application process and links to the application site > and to other information about Yale-NUS can be found at > www.yale-nus.edu.sg/prospective-faculty.html. Review of applications begins > on November 2, 2012 and will continue until positions are filled. > =========== General AAG-CESG-L Information ============== By default, replies > go to the entire list; or modify your "To:" field. You can manage your > subscription and see the list archives at > <http://lists.psu.edu/archives/aag-cesg-l.html>. You can find our web site at > <http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/cape/index.php>.
